The fact that this mistake stems from the lack of information and knowledge of the area is so clear and obvious to us. Otherwise he wouldn’t commit such a grave mistake whether he knew there is not one Kurdish soul living in South Azerbaijan’s capital city of Tabriz . We are convinced that if he had the slightest of knowledge of the region he wouldn’t consider Urumu, Khoy, Maki, Salmas, Sulduz(Naqadah), Khana, Soyuq Bulaq (Mahabad), and other South Azerbaijani cities as Kurdistani cities. Regarding the Kurdish presence in cities of what is called “West Azerbaijan” of South Azerbaijan, we should add that

Ardabil court ordered the capture of Mr. Lesani following his letter to the leaders of IRI, explaining the situation of himself and South Azerbaijan.

He is now in site 7 of the prison, which is used to keep drug dealers, addictives and social criminals.

To date the Israeli authorities have failed to provide maps of the exact areas targeted by their forces when using cluster bombs. Without those maps, de-mining experts face an arduous and perilous task, and relief and reconstruction efforts are hampered. Meanwhile, Lebanon remains a deadly minefield for adult and child alike.

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